CVE-2026-25866 PUBLISHED

MobaXterm < 26.1 Notepad++ Unquoted Service Path

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 06.02.2026 Published: 09.03.2026 Updated: 09.03.2026

MobaXterm versions prior to 26.1 contain an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability. The application calls WinExec to execute Notepad++ without a fully qualified executable path when opening remote files. An attacker can exploit the search path behavior by placing a malicious executable earlier in the search order, resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the affected user.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.5

Product Status

Vendor Mobatek
Product MobaXterm
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 26.1 (excl.)

Credits

  • Spektion Research Team finder
  • VulnCheck coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-428 Unquoted search path or element CWE